Michael Ian Lapsley

• Comments (This is important to remind yourself what you did in a file. The best way to learn to code is by looking at examples and building from your previous projects)
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• make directory (Create a new folder, aka directory)
• mkdir nameOfDirectory
• directory (list the files and folders in the current directory or folder)
• dir /options
• text output
• echo on (turns on automatic echo)
• echo off (turns off automatic echo)
• @echo off (turns off automatic echo without echoing the echo off command)
• echo text (outputs text in the command line)

Examples

1. Install Notepad++
2. Turn on file extensions
1. click start button
2. My computer
3. in the menu bar at the top select Tools--folder options
4. select the View tab
5. make sure the following is unchecked: "Hide extensions for known file types"
6. Now you will see the .xxx file extension for all files in windows.
3. Create a new .bat file
1. Right click on the desktop - new - text document
2. Rename the file - HelloWorld.bat
4. Right click on your batch (.bat) file and select "Edit with notepad++"
5. Copy the following text and paste into the .bat file:

@echo off
@set directory=C:\Directory

echo OriginalFileNames
echo OriginalFileNames > %directory%/OriginalList.txt
echo OriginalFileNames,NEW_SN,TDS,Type,Lot,Level,Week,Sample,File > %directory%/NewList.csv
FOR /r %directory% %%i in (*.raw*) do (
echo %%~nxi
echo %%~nxi >> %directory%/OriginalList.txt
echo %%~nxi >> %directory%/NewList.csv
)
@echo.
@echo Done
@echo.
@echo.
pause
@echo on

@echo off
@set directory=Z:\13-1126PorcineControlContinuum\GoodControl\Continuum\Q460
@set list=%directory%\NewList.csv
FOR /F "skip=1 tokens=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9* delims=, " %%A IN (%list%) DO (
echo Change: %%A
echo to:     "%%B_%%C_%%D_%%E_%%F_%%G_%%H_%%I"
ren "%directory%\%%A" "%%B_%%C_%%D_%%E_%%F_%%G_%%H_%%I"
)
@echo.
@echo Done
@echo.
@echo.
pause
@echo on